2. Describe differences you might expect to find in the vital signs of the following individuals, and include the physiologic rea- sons for these differences: • A teenager who has his first football practice in 95°F heat • An infant with a bacterial ear infection • A young woman arriving at the emergency department after an attempted assault • A middle-aged man who sustained serious trauma and bleeding in an automobile crash • A 92-year-old woman with a chronic respiratory disease

2. Describe differences you might expect to find in the vital signs of the following individuals, and include the physiologic rea- sons for these differences: • A teenager who has his first football practice in 95°F heat • An infant with a bacterial ear infection • A young woman arriving at the emergency department after an attempted assault • A middle-aged man who sustained serious trauma and bleeding in an automobile crash • A 92-year-old woman with a chronic respiratory disease

Comprehensive Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305964792

Author:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Publisher:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Chapter13: Medical Records Management

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